Kimberly

Too biased to be nonfiction

Reviewed: 05-07-24

This book was highly recommended to me but I couldn’t finish it. The author does a good job of collecting information and kind of establishing a linear timeline considering how many people and companies were involved. Unfortunately, her personal commentary is unnecessary and very skewed. I don’t feel like I’m on anyone’s side in this: it was a shitty situation that was horribly mishandled, but Fink points the finger at certain parties and testifies to their motives in a slimy way. She portrays some of the people as materialistic snobs while others are compassionate and empathetic, based solely on her own opinion. She also states a lot of “facts” and quotes without context, which she then admits aren’t substantiated or have even been refuted. She vilifies most of the clinicians and then describes a lawyer like he’s a saint, but then other politicians and higher-ups are treated like the bad guys while some clinicians are painted at heroes, regardless of anyone’s actions. Her journalistic integrity is compromised. I didn’t enjoy the narrator or the writing style, but even if I did like them I would never classify this as nonfiction. More like “based on a true story.” I returned this book after the start of the eighth chapter proved to be pandering drivel.

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Great book, boring narrator

Reviewed: 06-15-18

This is one of my favorite book series, so it’s disappointing to listen to an audio version with a narrator so boring. He reads the book like it’s a textbook, and there’s an underlying background noise that sounds like a laptop fan. I’d rather just read it in the traditional format than try to stay awake listening to this narrator.

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